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Study determines if youth mental health is caused by their neighbourhood environment
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Family with autistic son denied residency
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Death of drunken 14yo girl prompts coroner warning
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Starship nurse struck off after risking children’s safety
The nurse also worked at Wellington Hospital.
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Middlemore Hospital patient died in suspected suicide after discharge
Hospital managers to apologise to family of patient who died in suspected suicide in 2018.
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Research considers the links between mental wellbeing and external factors.
Revealed: ACC and NZ Rugby swapped notes rejecting concussion, degenerative brain injury link
Documents reveal ACC and NZ Rugby emailed after rugby brain injury cases emerged.
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Dame Valerie Adams helps South Auckland charity warm up winter for 10,000 tamariki
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Wintec Te Pūkenga celebrates 30-year nursing milestone
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